00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, January the 4th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
00:16of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has called on all organizations to dedicate the celebrations
00:22of Accession Day to the UAE Armed Forces.
00:25Sheikh Mohammed asked all individuals and organizations to share a message of thanks
00:29and support to the brave sons and daughters of the UAE.
00:33A video posted by Dubai Media Office featuring a reading by Sheikh Mohammed and a footage
00:39of exercises and parades was accompanied by a hashtag that translates as Guardians of
00:45the Nation.
00:46Sheikh Mohammed has also approved the biggest budget for Dubai since the global financial
00:51crisis at 41 billion dirhams, up 9% from 2014.
00:57The zero-deficit budget for 2015 will have an operating surplus of 3.6 billion dirhams
01:03and provide for 2,530 jobs.
01:06It will also boost the social services sector and continue to stimulate economic growth,
01:12said Abdul Rahman Saleh Al Saleh, Director-General of Government of Dubai's Department of Finance.
01:19The Israeli regime is delaying the transfer of taxes it collects on behalf of the Palestinian
01:25National Authority in retaliation for its application to join the International Criminal
01:30Court, an official said.
01:31Haaretz Daily said the tax move involves $127 million in value-added tax and customs duties
01:40on goods for the Palestinian territories that pass through Israeli-claimed territory.
01:46Weather was the triggering factor in the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501, with icing likely
01:52causing engine damage, Indonesia's Meteorological Agency said.
01:57The Airbus A320-200 crashed into the Java Sea a week ago, carrying 162 people from Indonesia's
02:06second city Surabaya to Singapore.
02:10In sport, Kumar Sangakkara scored his 11th double century in tests when his 203 helped
02:17Sri Lanka take command of the second test against New Zealand today.
02:21The Sri Lankan is now one behind Australian legend Don Bradman for the most double centuries.
02:28Sri Lanka were all out for 356 and at stumps in their second innings, New Zealand were
02:3422 without loss.
02:36And finally, the weather.
02:37Today's high across the UAE will be 24 degrees Celsius, dropping to 13 degrees at night.
02:43That's all for now.
02:44Thanks for watching.
02:45And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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